Thanks so much! This looks awesome! I'm definitely going to try it out, and I'll let you know how it turns out!
Desi ----- Original Message ----- From: Niffa Nagengast <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:26 pm Subject: Re: [CnD] Healthy Chocolate Cake > > > > I've never made this, but it was on the Dr. Oz show, and I've heard it's > really good. > > Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Never-Get-Sick Chocolate Cake > > > Ingredients > > Serves 12 > > Cake > > 1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour > > 1 tsp baking powder > > 3 tsp baking soda > > 3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided > > 1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained > > 1 banana > > 1 cup unsweetened applesauce > > 1 cup raw beets, shredded > > 3/4 cup raw carrots, shredded > > 1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded > > 3 tbsp natural, nonalkalized cocoa powder > > 1/2 cup currants > > 1 cup chopped walnuts > > 1 1/2 cups water > > 2 tsp vanilla extract > > Chocolate Nut Icing > > 1 cup raw macademia nuts and/or raw cashews > > 1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or > almond milk > > 2/3 cup pitted dates > > 1/3 cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts > > 2 tbsp cocoa powder > > 1 tsp vanilla extract > > Directions > > Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a small > bowl. Set aside. > > In blender or food processor, purée 3 cups of the dates, pineapple, banana > and applesauce. Slice remaining 1/2 cup dates into 1/4-inch pieces. > > In large bowl, mix sliced dates, beets, carrots, zucchini, cocoa powder, > currants, walnuts, water, vanilla and flour mixture. Add the blended mixture > and > mix well. > > Spread in a 9 x 13-inch nonstick baking pan. > > Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out > clean. > > For the icing, use a high-powered blender and combine all icing ingredients > until smooth and creamy. Spread on cooled cake. > > > > > > --- On Wed, 3/27/13, Desi Noller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Desi Noller <[email protected]> > > Subject: [CnD] Healthy Chocolate Cake > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 4:21 PM > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I'm looking for "healthier" recipes for chocolate > > cake. I am on a continuing quest to lose some weight, > > but my husband's Birthday is coming up in just over a week, > > and because we both have high blood pressure and high > > Cholesterol, I'd like to find a recipe that would get us > > both in as little trouble as possible! I know there > > are some alternative chocolate cake recipes out there, but > > I'm wondering if any of you have tried them, and if so, > > would you be willing to share them with me? Thanks! > > > > Desi > > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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